CVE-2017-5350 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 12 Jan 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can crash the system UI on Samsung Note devices due to incomplete exception handling, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-5350?

CVE-2017-5350 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Samsung Note devices with L(5.0/5.1), M(6.0), and N(7.0) software allow attackers to crash systemUI by leveraging incomplete exception handling. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7122.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5350?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Samsung Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-5350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7jrv-423w-8q7p.